Yes, according to our fearless leaders, we are now teetering on the edge of complete chaos and the end of life as we know it every few months now if we don't do exactly as one of the two parties says. There will be some last minute deal that delays disaster for another few months and we'll do it all over again.

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat:Rev. Skarekroe: My guess is that at about 11:59 pm Thursday night they'll find a way to kick the can down the road 6 months or so and we'll go through all this nonsense again in the summer.

I think the Republicans are going to be shocked and appalled when the Democrats don't step in to clean up their mess for them.

I'm going to go against what seems to be the consensus here and predict that the sequester will, in fact, kick in. There will be cuts and there will be layoffs. Now, I don't think they will leave it at that forever; I think they'll probably get something done in maybe a couple of weeks or months. But my expectation is that Friday will arrive and there will not be a deal.

WTFDYW:We will move on without missing hardly a beat. As a country, we need a "hair cut". We've been spending like there's no tomorrow at least since I graduated high school in 1981.

Yeah we were really spending too much on curing Alzheimer's and cancer and diabetes. Those automatic cuts to NIH and NSF funding were surely just the thing we needed to end the wanton spending. While we're at it, let's get a bunch of people laid off and thus spending less money into the economy; that's exactly what we need coming out of the recession.

I love how every republican is saying that Obama is completely responsible for the sequester, even though the republicans voted for it after Boehner gave his infamous PowerPoint presentation extolling its virtues. Not to mention Paul Ryan has spent years in the House repeatedly demanding a sequester tied to exceeding a spending cap be put into place.

insano:WTFDYW: We will move on without missing hardly a beat. As a country, we need a "hair cut". We've been spending like there's no tomorrow at least since I graduated high school in 1981.

Yeah we were really spending too much on curing Alzheimer's and cancer and diabetes. Those automatic cuts to NIH and NSF funding were surely just the thing we needed to end the wanton spending. While we're at it, let's get a bunch of people laid off and thus spending less money into the economy; that's exactly what we need coming out of the recession.

Yeah, any budget cuts will come from releasing the most dangerous criminals and letting children starve. Surely, there is no alternative.

Sixty-two percent of adults say the GOP is out of touch with the American people, 56 percent say it's not open to change and 52 percent say it's too extreme, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Tuesday.

Forty-six percent of adults say the Democratic Party is out of touch with the American people, 38 percent of people say it's not open to change and 39 percent say it's too extreme.

Dear gop,You're going to lose this sequestration fight too. Look for these numbers to soon be the good old days. You farks.

Evil High Priest:Dear gop,You're going to lose this sequestration fight too. Look for these numbers to soon be the good old days. You farks.

It's not a question of winning the battle though. Half of the GOP Congressmen want the sequester to go through. If they vote for anything Obama proposes, they will be crucified at home. If they vote against it, even if it means the sequester goes into effect, it means they get to keep their jobs no matter how much they just screwed over the country.

I fully expect the can to be kicked further down the road rather than an actual solution.

Listen Libtardos, take the Binky out of your mouths & put the Kool-Aid down.Domestic flights are down 27 percent from pre-9/11 levels and the budget at the FAA is up 41 percent, That's all you need to know about any of this, the scary sequestration hype is uncalled for.

So from my tea party family member, it seems the current talking point is that the sequestor won't really affect anybody. Nobody is getting laid off and places will still be hiring. That's good to know.

The teabaggers and their ilk are finally getting the deep spending cuts they've been demanding for years. And they could not be more pissed off and frightened, so now it's "The Obama Sequester." That devilishly handsome Randian tax-cutting, fiscally responsible shooter of skeet! How dare he!?!?

/War is peace. Freedom is slavery. We have always been at war with Eastasia.

NeoCortex42:So from my tea party family member, it seems the current talking point is that the sequestor won't really affect anybody. Nobody is getting laid off and places will still be hiring. That's good to know.

I have a friend who works for NOAA. She and the entire rest of the staff are being furloughed 22 days next year. The sequester is really effecting her and her family, as she is sole income for the household. Although it's probably incredibly tiresome, you can tell your tea party family member that they're wrong. Again.

sabreWulf07:NeoCortex42: So from my tea party family member, it seems the current talking point is that the sequestor won't really affect anybody. Nobody is getting laid off and places will still be hiring. That's good to know.

I have a friend who works for NOAA. She and the entire rest of the staff are being furloughed 22 days next year. The sequester is really effecting her and her family, as she is sole income for the household. Although it's probably incredibly tiresome, you can tell your tea party family member that they're wrong. Again.

I have, repeatedly. It just doesn't register. I've explained how it's impossible for it not to effect research institutions immediately as well as a ton of federal and contractor employees.

Supes:Evil High Priest: Dear gop,You're going to lose this sequestration fight too. Look for these numbers to soon be the good old days. You farks.

It's not a question of winning the battle though. Half of the GOP Congressmen want the sequester to go through. If they vote for anything Obama proposes, they will be crucified at home. If they vote against it, even if it means the sequester goes into effect, it means they get to keep their jobs no matter how much they just screwed over the country.

I fully expect the can to be kicked further down the road rather than an actual solution.

Someone pointed out in another thread how the cuts are going to hit the red states much harder than the blue. So we have that going for us.